'Republic of Tea' on Serious Eats

If you're a green tea lover with visions of sugarplums dancing in your head, you'll enjoy this seasonal offering from Republic of Tea. This subtly spiced tea makes for a nice change from standard chai—the smooth green tea is just delicately laced with cinnamon and plum. (The flavoring, they promise, is 'all natural.') More

This tea, inspired by the caramel cakes in the movie, smells wildly sweet and a bit like buttery caramel popcorn. The vanilla aroma is bit overwhelming. But the flavor is mellow and full, with enough black tea bitterness to balance out the rich scent. More

The dark green leaves of the Republic of Tea's Milk Oolong tea are grown in the Fujian mountains of China. True to their name, the large, fragrant buds smell like condensed milk and even vanilla ice cream. More